I dont like bitter tea.

Hi
I have my first cup of green tea at kobes steak house, and it was good. But I don't know what tea it was all I know is that its a green tea. It wasn't bitter I'm going to buy the green tea starter set from adagio. I don't want to get it and the tea be bitter I'll just stop drinking tea again. Can someone help me make good tea?

The trick to steeping green tea correctly comes in three parts: time, temperature and volume.

Using too much tea will make your tea bitter and your wallet empty. Too little tea will bring a weak cup and a sense of longing. The volume that is considered the "golden ratio" of green tea leaves to water is one and a half teaspoons of leaves per 10 oz teacup of water.

The ideal temperature for which to steep green teas is below boiling (180F). Remember to not over-steep, or the tea will taste bitter.

They say that "time heals all wounds." However, it also makes most teas turn bitter. For green teas, a little TLC must be employed, steeping for only 3 minutes.

The previous posting and answer was most helpful, thanks. I still have a question though. Living in Florida, I want to be able to have good ice tea. Preferably green tea. I've noticed that often when I brew tea and then place it in the fridge, it turns very cloudy and tastes different. (According to previous posting, I may have been steeping too long.) Is there any other important aspects, such as the type of container that you store it in; plastic, glass, metal, etc? Or is there any other "rules" regarding going from hot to cold? Thanks! - Angie ps-just found this site and love it!

My favorite non bitter tea is sencha green tea, although i never bought any from adagio (i just discovered this wonderful site and am eager to try the teas and tell everyone in my "tea group" about them) and i dont really know if their sencha is the same as tenren's, which had a fairly poor dragonwell so i susspect the sencha may be poor quality as well.

As for iced tea I suggest you not refridgerate it but filter it through a stack of ice. Its a little extra work but I feel like it makes a better iced tea. Im not all that experienced with iced tea though, because i only make it for my guests. Just make sure you make the tea slightly darker to compensate for the ice that melts.